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Irish banana giant Fyffes is being taken over by one of Japan's biggest companies
The Sumitomo Corporation will pay just over €750m for the Dublin-based fruit supplier.
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Dec 9th 2016, 12:10 PM
Irish banana giant Fyffes is being taken over by one of Japan's biggest companies
The Sumitomo Corporation will pay just over €750m for the Dublin-based fruit supplier.
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Dec 9th 2016, 9:25 AM
The IFA has a new boss and this time it's being very up-front about his salary
The move follows a pay scandal last year over former boss Pat Smith’s €500,000 salary package.
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Nov 16th 2016, 8:44 PM
The IFA has a new boss and this time it's being very up-front about his salary
The move follows a pay scandal last year over former boss Pat Smith’s €500,000 salary package.
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Nov 16th 2016, 2:00 PM
Beef industry to be hit the hardest under upcoming free-trade deals
But a new EU study said the controversial TTIP agreement will be positive for the dairy sector.
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Nov 15th 2016, 8:35 PM
The EU's pending free-trade deals are expected to hit the beef industry hardest
But a new EU study said agreements like the controversial TTIP will be positive for the dairy sector.
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Nov 15th 2016, 5:36 PM
The accounts of a Dubai firm linked to Arden Forestry have been frozen
The Irish-registered forestry investment firm is the subject of a garda investigation.
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Nov 4th 2016, 5:39 PM
This US agri-giant is starting a Dublin accelerator to help startups and wants nothing in return
Early-stage companies don’t need to hand over equity to sign-up to Alltech’s 12-week course.
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Nov 1st 2016, 9:34 AM
Dublin's agri-workers contribute three times more to Ireland's economy than those outside capital
On average, Dublin agri jobs were found to contribute €178k compared to €55k elsewhere.
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Oct 28th 2016, 8:20 PM
Dublin agri-workers contribute three times more to economy than those outside capital
On average, Dublin agri jobs were found to contribute €178k compared to €55k elsewhere.
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Oct 28th 2016, 4:52 PM
The ex-boss of Kerry Group is the new chairman of a chicken-manure tech company
BHSL, which turns the waste into fuel, also plans to raise millions in a new funding round.
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Oct 18th 2016, 12:49 PM
'Supplying Superquinn turned out to be my biggest mistake - I only ended up losing money'
This small-orchard owner ended up in the cider-making business almost by accident.
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Oct 14th 2016, 5:01 PM
Budget 2017: Low-cost loans and investment for sheep - what's in it for farmers
A number of measures have been introduced to ease the potential fallout from Brexit.
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Oct 11th 2016, 4:58 PM
Larry Goodman's meat processing firm has got the green light to buy half a major rival
The IFA condemned the European Commission’s ruling on the merger, which it said would hurt farmers.
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Oct 7th 2016, 8:26 PM
Larry Goodman's meat processing firm has got the green light to buy half a major rival
The IFA condemned the European Commission’s ruling on the merger, which it said would hurt farmers.
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Oct 7th 2016, 5:53 PM
'Hard Brexit' fears have pushed the pound to multi-year lows
The British government wants to start the EU exit process within six months.
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Oct 4th 2016, 11:47 AM
An Irishman is about to launch a stock exchange-style market for cannabis in Chicago
UCD and MIT graduate Brian Liston is also setting up an Amazon-like portal that sells hemp.
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Oct 1st 2016, 4:01 PM
An Irishman is about to launch a stock exchange-style market for cannabis in Chicago
UCD and MIT graduate Brian Liston is also setting up an Amazon-like portal that sells hemp.
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Oct 1st 2016, 12:01 PM
National Ploughing Championships boss: 'I feel as passionate today as when I was 17'
After four decades at the helm of Europe’s largest outdoor festival, Anna May McHugh shows no signs of slowing down.
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Sep 18th 2016, 9:30 PM
National Ploughing Championships boss: 'I feel as passionate today as when I was 17'
After four decades at the helm of Europe’s largest outdoor festival, Anna May McHugh shows no signs of slowing down.
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Sep 17th 2016, 4:00 PM
'I invested €250,000 in my poultry business - two years later we were being shut down'
Jack O’Connor didn’t expect to be setting up a tech startup until one day his chicken farm was about to fold.
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Sep 13th 2016, 5:31 PM
The IFA could be about to lose a big chunk of its funding
ABP Foods, the largest beef processor in the state, will no longer automatically collect a crucial levy funding the farming body.
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Aug 17th 2016, 6:47 PM
A new fund could give farmers a chance to diversify their businesses
There’s €200,000 up for grabs for farmers looking to kickstart their bright idea.
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Aug 15th 2016, 1:31 PM
As farm incomes dwindle, getting farmers to embrace technology is a tough sell
Many agribusiness owners are more worried about learning to use smartphones than the latest gizmos.
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Aug 14th 2016, 6:01 AM
Irish exporters are in the midst of a 'full-blown currency crisis'
Ibec is calling for an urgent response from the government.
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Aug 2nd 2016, 1:01 AM
Ireland is finally allowed send the US beef for hamburgers
Authorities have lifted a ban that prevented Ireland sending the beef used for burgers and processed foods to America.
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Jul 6th 2016, 7:30 PM
Lots of Irish farmers aren't set up to deal with the collapse in the pound
The value of the currency has plunged since the Brexit vote, but few food producers have a backup plan.
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Jun 29th 2016, 1:00 AM
A Dublin company is building a giant energy plant to process chicken poo
And it has plans for further projects in both the capital and Cork.
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Jun 27th 2016, 2:40 PM
The forecast for the UK's future post-Brexit: 'Hello recession'
Irish businesses and state agencies are getting ready for a new normal for our key trade partner.
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Jun 27th 2016, 11:16 AM
A Dublin company is building a giant energy plant to process chicken poo
And it has plans for further projects in both the capital and Cork.
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Jun 25th 2016, 6:00 PM
Here's what Ireland's business leaders make of the Brexit hurricane
The economy is expected to take a hit after the Brexit vote, but no one knows what the full fallout will be.
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Jun 24th 2016, 1:55 PM
Irish businesses should get ready for a 'fundamentally changed' deal with the UK
The economy is expected to take a hit after the Brexit vote, but no one knows what the full fallout will be.
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Jun 24th 2016, 10:00 AM
The pound is getting shredded as the UK heads for the Brexit
Economists are already slashing their forecasts for the country’s future.
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Jun 24th 2016, 8:03 AM
Your crash course in... What Brexit jitters are doing to the pound - and how it affects us
These are the key points you need to know about what the approach vote is doing to sterling.
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Jun 16th 2016, 4:50 PM
This 1,250 acre hotel and golf course built by a pharmacy tycoon is on the market
The Farnham Estate was put into receivership after its owner spent €85m developing the property.
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Jun 8th 2016, 7:25 AM
Subsidies are still the only thing keeping many farms afloat
The average farm income was up last year – but nearly two-thirds of the money came from government sources.
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May 24th 2016, 3:43 PM
Brexit fears are driving down the value of farms in parts of Ireland
Cheap milk and the pending British referendum have helped kill investor interest.
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May 17th 2016, 2:34 PM
We need to talk about the price of milk and its effect on rural Ireland
The dairy industry has reached a ‘critical point’, according to producers.
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May 17th 2016, 8:17 AM
Your crash course in... The fuss about China
These are the key points you need to know about the withering Asian economy.
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May 12th 2016, 3:22 PM
High-profile investor Michael Smurfit has ploughed nearly €1m into Moocall
The Dublin-based company has developed a sensor that predicts when a cow will give birth.
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May 5th 2016, 1:00 AM
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